The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-05-26
MINNESOTA NEWS.

and Chicago postofhce inspector has been
instSueted to proceed there and inquire In
to the qua!ifSa tidns,
Minnesota patents: E. s. Mead, Wihona.
corner plato for vehicle bodies; H. Kirk,
Minneapolis, weather strip; w. F. Parish,
Minneapolis, adjustable cutoff.
!, Pensions have been granted Minnesotians
as follows: Original-B. Dearborn, Mime
4p6lit, G. Schroeder, Dodge Center; w. r.
Livingston, Chain Lake Center; j. bullet,
Green Isle: 1ncreased-F. Brown, Clinton
Falls; Il. H. Wallace Spring Valley.
Preparations are begun by the Winona
e6hht5 commissioners for stone Court
House TO cost 100000.
Elder L: II: Stewart Of Minneapolis has
commenced another libe! suit against tho
Mitinedp8lis Tribute. This time he sues
for $50, 200 datlages; and his particular
the Tribune of March 27, 1887, commenc:
ing with the words: find myself wholly
unable to do anything with my old friend
in his second chiIdhout: .
Miss Ella McKqsick and DR.. C. w. Merry
Of Still water, were married at tile home Of
Hon. John MtKu.ick, father of the bride.
w. H. Durham OF Chatfeld, K t,ionee1
settler and Tor many years landlord oil
the Madeira house. Of Rochester is dead.
Miss Murdoch, daughter .! Hon: John N.
Murdoch, who has been in charge OF the
high school during the past year, at Wa:
basha, has accepted the position OF pro:
lessor u mathematics in Tabor college,
Iowa. Miss Murdoch is q graduate of We'll
lesley, ofthe class OF 1883.
After lingering for several days in q semi
conscious condition, j. A. Presley, Jr., died
at Mankato from the effects OF suffocation
at the gas works.
In the supreme court Il decision was
handed down which has an interesting
bearing on the question OF the division oil
a town for election purposes. The follow
ing is syllabus of the case: IAN act OF The
legislature assuming to establish a second
election district iii an organized town. held
to be unconstitutional in the absence OF
uny provisions Of law Under which an
ELECTION Can. be held in said district"
The detki,s Of tho Duluth 4 Iron Range
sale are made public 1t. last: The stocks
and bonds Of the railroad com pia.sy and
10000 acres of land in Minnesota on June
s are to be transferred to II. H. Porter, OF
the Pullman Car company; J: c. Morse, OF
shall Field, Chicago; D: o: Mills, New York;
j: D: ,Rockafeller, OF the Standard
s sec "sudns ' s5S StSS5e ; an:
ital stock and s1,750, 900 mortgage
bonds and also deeds to iron ore de.
posits near VermiDlion Lake are now being
deposited with the Fidelity Trust Com
pany OF Philadelphia, with whom the
formal transfer will be made. Charle,nagne
Tower, who made the sale, according to a
dispatch from Philadelphia will receive
So, 900, 600 in cash and certified checks for
the above mentioned properties.
At Montrose, fire destroyed the depot
and the Sowle elevator. The loss on the
depot Is $1,000; on the elevator, 50, 500.
with 1;5O0 insurance IN the Fire and
Marine Of St Paul:
) s. +. Fleming fofsevefal Years prominent
in Northern Minnesota; died 1T Bfairierd Of
heart troubles: He Was from New York
Deceased was u member Of the city council OF
Brainerd, and prominent in the MASONIC
fraternity.
At St. Peter, Mrs, Emma, wife ol
Samuel Dunning; died at her home oil
heart disease: She was sixty-two years
old. was born at Gosport, Ind, and had
lived in St: Peter thirty.two years.
At the school land sale 200 acres were
sold in, huntsville, $50 in Lebanon and
16Oin Rosem"unt, Dakota county at prices
averaging at IS per acre.
Ferdinand Newton, aged seven years.
younger son OF Thomas Newton, living
south OF LIE Roy, Mower Co., was killed by
Il mule.
The old fair ground property at Mime
apolis. which after years OF litigation wae
recently awarded to Thomas H. Garfield
Nv ~ ho h
United States. has been sold by Mr.. Can
field I'd E.: s: Holmes and 0. d. Brown Of
Detroit for 100000. The grounds com.
prise about 80 acres. and the sale was
therefore at IS, 600 an acre. The proper.
ty is to he plated out and put on the mar.
ket.
Ray Jones, IA years old. was drowned
while bathing ir the Rum river. His DO ly
was recovered. The boys father, Albert
Jones. has been very i'll of cancer, and is
now sinking rapidly.
State Auditor Branden says that the re-
duction from Is to ~ per cent in the in
terest paid the state On tax sales wns not
working well in the state. The reduction
was made by nm act Of the last legislature
The state auditor thinks the law will prove
a boomerang. Tho people who have bee,
in the habit Of buying land at tax sales
are now afraid to invest. Reports tina,
are coming in from the county auditor
say that where there used to be brisk sales
NOW the land goes a begging:
The commandery OF the State OF Mime
sofa OF the military order of the Loyal
Legion OF the United States is approaching
the second anniversary Gifts organization
On Wednesday evening, June I, the com.
mindery will celebrate it's second birthday
I0xyf an npir f,0 tai
a reception and supper to the ladies and
families of the companions and officers O.
the army and navy.
During the past nine months the average
number OF inmates in the two insane hos
pitfalls OF Minnesota, the schools for deaf
blind and feeble minded, the state public
school, reform school and state prison was
2,3SS.5. The total number April 80, 1887
was 2, 500. The total number Aug. l, ! $3.50,
WAS 2,OS6. This leaves an increase %
473. Out of this number 221 have return
cd to the deaf, blind and imbecile schools
since Aug. !, from vacations, leaving the
net increase 252. OF this number Toe
were insane. This increase in insane
amounts t. about per cent for nine
months, and it would amount to abou,
The average in past years has been apout
II per cent, which would show that there il
slight falling off in the number of insane.
While attempting to extinguish brup
fire Mrs. Ellen Goldsmith, in Shieldsvih,
Rice county, was burned to death. She laty.
arrived from Bohemia and was quite agel
Wilkin Post No. 10, G. A. r., of Mantok;
held special services on the presentation,
to the post OF the picture ofCol. Alexander
Willsin, colonel OF the 9th Minnesota, b,
his brother, Judge Wcscott Wilkin, OF St
Paul. Gen. J. H. Baker was delegated b.,
Col. Wescott Wilkin to make the present;.
ton and speech, and delivered IL very clio
quent one, giving his military life ant
career, us well rs his life before entering tn
service. Judge Severance, in behalf OF tn
post, made II speech in reply, in eloquen
and fitting terms.
Carleton llege has just received as .
donation from Nathan Ford of St. Paul :
Knabe grand piano, valued at $500
1t will be used the first time for commence
ment exercises, which will he held from
June IL to 16.
Gov. McGill, members of his staff and in
>vited guests lett st. Paul on a special ca
and went by the way OF the Minnesota 4
Northwestern and Baltimore & Ohio rail
roads to attend the national soldier
drill at WASHINGTON, The party was mad